The influence of psychological factors on psychological well-being to advocate for mental health: Mediating role of perceived social support

The study investigates various aspects, including the psychological effects of social media engagement such as self-esteem, social comparison, social interactions, perceived social support, and psychological well-being to promote positive mental health in the digital age. While much of the existing research has focused on adults and has yielded inconsistent findings regarding the relationship between digital technology use and mental health, recent large-scale studies have revealed only a minimal association between daily digital technology usage and adolescent well-being. This study used a total sample size of 400 people. The path coefficient analysis (beta-coefficient) for all constructs are positive, indicating that constructs have a positive and highly significant effect on perceived well-being, as both t-values and p-values meet the threshold values. Perceived social support partially mediates the relationship between self-esteem and perceived well-being since variance accounted for ranges from 20% to 80%. Meanwhile, perceived social support also partially mediates both social comparison and social interactions on perceived well-being, with a variance of 53% and 60% respectively. All hypothesizes are positives and accept the research findings that by enhancing the psychological factors through social media engagement may improve perceived well-being to advocate for mental health.